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{{*mp|August 15}} An 8.0-[[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] '''[[2007 Peru earthquake|earthquake]]''' off the coast of [[Peru]] kills at least |
{{*mp|August 15}} An 8.0-[[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] '''[[2007 Peru earthquake|earthquake]]''' off the coast of [[Peru]] kills at least people and injures more than 1,300 others. |
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{{*mp|August 14}} A series of four '''[[2007 Qahtaniya bombings|suicide bomb attacks]]''' in [[Kahtaniya]], [[Iraq]] results in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries, most of whom belonged to the minority [[Yazidi]] religion. |
{{*mp|August 14}} A series of four '''[[2007 Qahtaniya bombings|suicide bomb attacks]]''' in [[Kahtaniya]], [[Iraq]] results in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries, most of whom belonged to the minority [[Yazidi]] religion. |
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{{*mp|August 13}} [[Yone Minagawa]] of [[Japan]] dies at 114, making [[Edna Parker]] of the [[United States]], 106 days younger, the '''[[Oldest people|oldest living person]]''' in the world. |
{{*mp|August 13}} [[Yone Minagawa]] of [[Japan]] dies at 114, making [[Edna Parker]] of the [[United States]], 106 days younger, the '''[[Oldest people|oldest living person]]''' in the world. |
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- An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 450 people and injures more than 1,300 others.
- A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq results in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion.
- Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest living person in the world.
- Thermal protective tiles on the underside of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently docked with the International Space Station for mission STS-118, are found to be damaged (pictured).
- The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis.
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